A Large Decorative Dome Cased Exotic Lepidopterists’ Display sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The oil is used internally

The oil is used internally as a laxative

Initially the brand was called Mex which had been a brand of the Bowring Petroleum Co Ltd who had been taken over by Shell in 1921

it is air tight

though there are no chips or cracks

sand toys were usually in a glass-encased frame

A Large Decorative Dome Cased Exotic Lepidopterists’ Display sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The oil is used internallyOrigin: English with the Specimens Indonesian & South American Period: Late Twentieth Century & Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1980 2000 (the arrangement), c. 1880 (the dome) The Dome: Height: 20. 5 inches Base: 14 x 7 inches The turned oval stained oak base having a large nineteenth century glass dome cover, containing an arrangement of sixteen preserved butterfly specimens consisting of thirteen Orange Barred Sulphur specimens